Seestadt is a metro
station
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
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on the
U2 line of the
Vienna U-Bahn
The Vienna U-Bahn () is a rapid transit system serving Vienna, Austria. The five-line network consists of of route, serving 109 stations. 459.8 million passengers rode the U-Bahn in 2019.
The modern-day U-Bahn opened on 25 February 1978, after ...
, located in
Seestadt Aspern
Seestadt Aspern is a quarter under construction within Donaustadt, Vienna, Austria. It is one of the largest ongoing urban development projects in Europe. By completion there are expected to be 25,000 residents and 20,000 jobs in the city. The ...
in
Donaustadt
Donaustadt (; "Danube City") is the 22nd district of Vienna, Austria ().
Donaustadt is the easternmost district of Vienna.Statistik Austria, 2007, webpagestatistik.at-23450.
Wien.gv.at webpage (see below: References).
Geography
The Donaustadt ...
, Vienna's 22nd district. It opened in 2013 as the final stop on the line.
History
The station opened on 5 October 2013 as part of the fourth phase of the
Vienna U-Bahn expansion from
Aspernstraße, becoming the eastern
terminus
Terminus may refer to:
Ancient Rome
*Terminus (god), a Roman deity who protected boundary markers
Transport
*Terminal train station or terminus, a railway station serving as an end destination
*Bus terminus, a bus station serving as an end des ...
of the U2. It is one of two metro stations serving the Seestadt, alongside
Aspern Nord. Due to low demand, only every second train on the U2 travels to Seestadt, with the others terminating at Aspernstraße. The frequency of trains going to Seestadt will increase as the area continues to grow.
Seestadt station is located in the center of Seestadt Aspern, a newly developed urban area in the east of Vienna. At the time of the station’s opening in 2013, the surrounding area was largely undeveloped, and construction is still ongoing. The station spans Lake Aspern, an artificial body of water created as part of the development project.
The station is situated on a single elevated structure and features a fully enclosed central platform with exits on both the northern and southern shores of the lake. To the south of the station, at
Ada-Lovelace-Straße, a four-track reversing facility and a stabling and inspection hall were constructed to accommodate up to six long trains. The station was built without
escalators
An escalator is a moving staircase which carries people between floors of a building or structure. It consists of a motor-driven chain of individually linked steps on a track which cycle on a pair of tracks which keep the step tread horizon ...
.
A bus terminal is located at the southern entrance on Seestadtstraße, offering connections to
Essling Essling
Essling entry in the Viennese government's history wiki (German)
and the southwestern parts of the Seestadt. The area surrounding the northern entrance is still under development.
Gallery
File:U2 Seestadt AG süd Seestadt 01.jpg, The southern area
File:U2 Seestadt AG süd innen 01.jpg, Southern interior
File:U2 Seestadt AG nord Seestadt Promenade 01.jpg, The north entrance
File:U2 Seestadt AG nord innen 01.jpg, Northern interion
File:U2 Seestadt BS 02.jpg, The Platform
File:U2.21 Seestadt Umgebungsplan a.jpg, Map of the area
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Seestadt (Vienna U-Bahn)
Buildings and structures in Donaustadt
Railway stations in Austria opened in 2013
Vienna U-Bahn stations